Limits to medicine : medical nemesis : the expropriation of health [E-Book]

By:

Illich, Ivan

Publisher: London : Marion Boyards, 1976Description: 1 online resource (385 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780714521206 (e-book)

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Contents:

Introduction; PART I : Clinical Iatrogenesis; 1 : The Epidemics of Modern Medicine; PART II : Social Iatrogenesis; 2 : The Medicalization of Life; PART III : Cultural Iatrogenesis; Introduction; 3 : The Killing of Pain; 4 : The Invention and Elimination of Disease; 5 : Death Against Death; PART IV : The Politics of Health; 6 : Specific Counterproductivity; 7 : Political Countermeasures; 8 : The Recovery of Health

Summary: A reasoned attack upon the mythic prestige of contemporary medicines, examining the customs and rituals conducted by the medical profession. Illich proves the impotence of medical services to change life expectancy, and examines the clinical and social reality of personal health, and argues for individuals to regain the integrity of their bodies and lives.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A reasoned attack upon the mythic prestige of contemporary medicines, examining the customs and rituals conducted by the medical profession. Illich proves the impotence of medical services to change life expectancy, and examines the clinical and social reality of personal health, and argues for individuals to regain the integrity of their bodies and lives.

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